Lens-mounting.



H. H. STYIL.

LENS MOUNTING. APPLICATION FILED JULY 21, I9I3.

1,200,150- Patent@ M1916.

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erases earner ,cierren HARRY STYLL, O' SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.

LENS-Monsanto.

A Specieatioucf Letters Patent. l -Patented Oct. 3, 1916.

Application iled July 21, 1 913. Serial No. 780,21-2.

To all ivf/om at may cof/cern that I, HARRY H. STYLL, a United States, residing at Southbridge, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and Lens-Mountings, a specification.4

y invention relates to improvements in lens mountings and has forits leading object the provision of an improved mounting particularly adapted for use in conjunction with various forms of spectacles for satisfactorily retaining various lenses in position.

Be it known A further object of my invention is the.

provision of an improved mounting-which may be readily adapted to satisfactorily accommodate lensesof varying shapes and thicknesses and will securely hold the lenses in desired position relative to the suppe-tts therefor.

Another object of my invention is the .provision of an improved mounting in which one of the arms may be easily shortened and be particularly applicablel for use in the satisfactory mounting` of either plano, lenses.

Other objects and advantages of my in,

vention should be readily apparent by reference to the following specification taken in connection with the ings, and it will be understood that IY may make any inodilications in the specific details of construction shown and described withinv the scope of the appended claims without Vdeparting from or exceeding the' spirit of my invention.-

Figure I represents a view of one form of spectacle embodying my lensmountings or attachments. Fig. II represents anA enlyarged` fragmentary view particularly illustrating one embodiment of my construction.

.Fig III is a similar view illustrating my construction as applied to a toric lens. Fig. IV represents a sectional viewon the line IV-IV` of Fig. II. Fig. V represents a sectional view taken on theline V-V of Fig III. Fig. VI represents a perspective view of another form of my invention.

In the drawings, the numeral l designates the bridge of a 'spectacle bearing at each end a lens clip of my improved construction for mounting the lenses 2, the said lenses 2 having secured to the outer portions thereof useful Improvements in' of which theA following is- 'Figs I to V inclusive,

concave, convex or toric` l 12, in use the apertures 7 accompanying drawbushing 15 onone veither tting into t l v additional clips carrying the end pieces3 for retaining the mounting 1s to be understood that either spring bridge or spring pressed guardl mounting', 1nall forms serving to satisfactorily retain andl support the lenses.

In that form of mounting as comprising adapted to bear against said strap portion having formed integral therewith, or suitably ca r 6 for engaging one side ofA .the lensZ, said ear having a screw receiving aperture 7 formed therein. Projecting from the strap 5 on the. opposite side from that on which the ear 6 is disposed are the prongs or lugs the strap portion -5 8 preferably two in number disposed toward the ends or terminal portions of the strap 5 and adaptedto be engaged in the apertures 9 of the furcations or arms 10 of the second clip ear 11, which is adapted to lie on the opposite side of the ear 6, and has a screw receiving aperture and 12 being brought into aliiiement with each other at opposite ends of the screw receiving aperture 13 formed in the lens. One of said apertures is preferably screw threaded to threaded portion of the lens if desired, the threaded surrounded by a tube or side thereof, this bushing the .aperture in the lens, or, as shown in Fig. V, projecting slightly from each side of the ear, thus furnishin additional threads to better retain the lens screw in place. lIt is to be noted that in all the forms of my invention two decided. advantages are attained by theemployment thereof, while in most of the forms athird advantage is also'attainable. The two advantages common to all forms arefadjustability of the length of one of the lens engaging ears so that the mounting may satisfactorily fit any engage the screw 14, while, aperture.. may be form of lons, and the bracing of the strap to prevent loosening thereof. and thus drooping of the lenses.

The third advantage which is attained bymost ot'v the forms of my invention illustrated is that of adjustment o f the separamy invention shwn in I have shown my the edge of a lens,

secured thereto, the

tion of the two lens clip ears .so that a single clip or lens attachment may serve to ac"- commodate a wide range of thicknesses of lenses. The bracing of Vthe strap and the adjustment for thickness should be readily apparent by reference to the drawings.

The fitting of lens clips to torio lenses or lenses of similar form has been. a matter of considerable difficulty, with any lens clip at present known, whether said clip beof rigid or `other form, this being due to the fact that this type of lens, as clearly illustrated in Fig. V', has a decided curvature, not only on one but on both sides, in the same direction, while the side is cnt at an angle to the generalcurve of the lens. ln drilling a lens 1 of this type it is customary to drill the lens dinary drill.

screwed aperture asl nearly as possible at right angles to the generalplane of the lens, as there is less liability of cracking of the lens when so drilled, and also its operation can be more easily performed with the 0r- As is clearly illustrated in F ig. V, this drilling causes the lens screwed aperture to 4be considerably nearer the edge of the lens on one side than onlthe other, and as it has hitherto been customary to con-- struct lens clips with both ears of equal length and with the apertures registering with one another, Awhen fitting this type of clip to a torio or similar lens the optician frequently fits it to engage but one edge of the lens, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. V, this making a weak connection, as should be readily apparent.

By the use `of my present device, howeverk while the clip ears are ordinarily of substantially the same length as illustrated in Fig. lV, when it is desired to apply my 'clip to a lens of the torio type the strap isbent at the correctangle to the ear 6 so that said ear and strap will both lie substantially tight against the adjacent portions of the lens, as illustrated in Fig. V, and then the second clip ear ll is adjusted so that its aperture l2 will register with the screw receiving aperture 13 of the lens and at the same time the flirt-.ations l0 will hold the strap in tight engagement with tlie edge of the lens. This adjustment is attained by drawing together or spreading of the furcationsl() to vary the` distance between the' aperturer l2 and the strap engaging portions ofsaid fui-cations, drawing together of the furcations shortening the clip ear, while spreading serves to lengthen the same, as is illustrated. lt will thus be seen that whatever the shape of lens to which my clip is applied, the aperture in the lens need be drilled only with respect to the aperture in the fixed ear 6 and the other ear may then be adjusted to hold the strap in tight en- Lacoste gagement with the edge of the lens and at the same time tohave its own aperture in correct pos1tion relative to the aperture in From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings the construction and advantages of my improved lens attachment should be readily apparent, and it will be seen that l have provided a novel device of this nature which may with equal satisfaction be employed on any shape or thickness of lens and permit of the secure mounting of the lens therein.

il claim:

l. ln combination, a lens having an aperture formed therein, a strap rigidly associated with the edge of the lens, an ear eX- 'tending from one edge of the strap, pins carried by the opposite edge of the strap, con verging pliable members having apertures formed in their free ends for engagement on said pins, said members terminating in a clip ear, a bushing formed on said ear for engagement with the aperture in the lens, and a screw passing through the first ear and threaded into said bushing, as and for the purpose set forth. i

2. A lens clip comprising a strap portion having an ear extending from one edge thereof, said strap portion being rigidly associated with the edge ofthe lens, pins carried by the opposite edge of the strap portion, and converging pliable members terminating in a clip ear for holding the strap in rigid engagement with the edge of the lens, and permitting of adjustment to adapt the clip to lenses having lens screw receiving apertures of varying distances from the edge of the lenses, the free ends of said pliable members having apertures formed therein for engagement with said pins, as and for the purpose set forth.

vA sectional lens clip, comprising a strap portion having an ear extending from one edge thereof, and a second member having a lens engaging ear andhaving diverging pliable members adapted to extend outwardly from thel ear toward the edge of the lens, the

termini of said pliablemembers and the termini of the strap having interlocking tongue f and socket connections one with the other, whereby said pliable members serve to brace the ends of the strap -member' to hold the strap in rigid engagement with the edge of the lens, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof lf aix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY H. fnlTiLlL.y Y Witnesses:

FLORENCE E. Connnnn, ll. K. PARSONS. 

